Test R2 Publishing: 3-Second Workflow
Quick Overview
Best For: Testing the revolutionary 3-second publishing workflow
Pros
- No rebuild required
- 3-second upload time
- 24hr CDN caching
- Instant availability
Cons
- Requires R2 bucket setup
- First visit slower (SSR)
Price: Free (within Cloudflare limits)
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Test Article: 3-Second Publishing Workflow
This is a test article to validate the new R2-based publishing workflow.
How It Works
- Write your article in markdown
- Upload to R2 using the script (3 seconds)
- Done! No rebuild required
Architecture
The new architecture enables:
- ✅ 3-second publishing - Upload directly to R2
- ✅ SSR on-demand - First visitor triggers rendering
- ✅ 24hr CDN cache - Subsequent visitors get cached HTML
- ✅ Zero JavaScript - React removed (191KB saved!)
Performance Metrics
| Metric | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Build Time | 5+ min | 3 sec |
| JavaScript | 191KB | 0KB |
| First Visit | N/A | ~200ms |
| Cached Visit | 50ms | 50ms |
Test Checklist
- Article uploaded to R2
- Article accessible via URL
- SSR renders correctly
- CDN caching works
- Frontmatter parsed correctly
- Markdown rendered properly
Conclusion
If you're reading this on the live site, the workflow is working! 🎉
This represents a fundamental shift from:
- Old: Git commit → rebuild → deploy (5+ min)
- New: Upload to R2 → instant (3 sec)
Published: October 29, 2025 Method: R2 Upload Script Time to publish: ~3 seconds